New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-26
PREACHERS WORTH HEARING

PREACHERS WORTH HEARING
DR. WILLIAM NJ. TAYLOR IN THE BROAD
WAY TABERNACLE.
! FIFTEEN YEARS OF FAITHFUL WORK IN LEADING
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Cpngrcgationaiism which rs recognized a. lead
ing denomination In Brooklyn, has comparatively few
churches in this city where It's doctrines are set forth
! But perhaps no church In New-York Is known to so
many people outside of the cry "a the broadway
/ Tabernacle, and among the clergymen holding high
positions the Rev. DIR. william NJ Taylor takes
good rsnk. For than fifty years this Taber-
nacle has the place chosen for many convention
called to plan for the welfare of men; many time
has been the Of excited debate, great pub
lie gatherings mot discuss burning questions, es-
periay that of slavery May festivals, for gen
eratioa more, attracted thousands OF charitable
people, not merely from New-England and the Middle
Statcs, but far beyond them the thon frontiers,
delegates hear and see to hear the tales of
rehearsed, and to rejoice as they heard of the
mighty efforts put forth for the ameloration of the
, suffering In this city and throughout tho world.
The church organized at Dey and Washington
sts in 1880, at the beginning of the first FREQ church
movement In New-York. Dor four years, that great
evangelist, the Charles @. F1nney, preached for
this congregation In the old Chatham Theatre, often
| having $500 people In his audiences. The famous
and other friends OF the slave thrilled thousands as
they rlearsed the wrongs Of the negro and advocated
Abolition, was finished In 1885, in broadway near
seeond-st 1t had seats for 3,000 people and It was
frequently crowded to the doors Mr.. Finney preached
there until 1888. He was succeeded by ID. joel
PARKER and the church belonged for a time to the
Prcsbyterians.
In 1910 committee was appointed to form Con
grecationai Church, and the broadway Tabernacle
church was organized with membership OF sixty
seven persons, beng recognized by an ecclesiastical
council September 3, 1o4o, when the sermon was
preached by DIR. Leonard Bacon. The Rev. f. W.
Andrews wa the first pastor Of the icorgsnzed Church
and Is45 he succeeded by DIR. J. II. Thompson.
When he was inst ea in 1915 the church had 1868
members Iweive years later the present site at
broadway and Thirty-fourth-st. was purchased for
s,OvOV and the eiince, costing $1OOooo was erected
Extensive alterations s,nce been made and the
property Is now valued at hail million dollars
Ur. thompson resigned his paslorate LII 1871, having
AIDED La, meIlpeIs the church rvI.
The prcsn t pastor was L.s<aiied In 1512, eH.
Beecncr pracning The s,rnon D.. Taylor had Pre-
,iou,ty pse~cnea olr with gIeat acceptance
ior III. IN BrooAyn- Lac I'r. "onh han, IA
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Broo.iyu PASTOR ON Treat Brtain ana iound
a wur,n, Ieu auiit,ics l "a. ior Was
born M kiiin..nUcA, scouand, on Octooer -, lo2v.
Ho iuniDers among his ancestry some Who suisfeu
tho p IsecutiUn Dccause Vi tLeir az
Le ence 10 the rat o. eantcrs. While nici
scnoo 10Y no acted an,anu nsls 1Or his mother,
VINO cui, at,d MIN the taste for Reading wnich NJ
has retained t4.roaSn lire. 49, 49,. ,,,
gov und at Incovgicai han OF the United Presby
ierIau tuurcn In fn.urgh. MS hieJ lastorate Was
the te Village VI kinsars. AZ shlr, AID In 1870
ne vas Called Derry Road i1esbyteiian Chuich
IN LIZ or UU where he .naiLed tin he came ~ tha
oountr,. las Live pool ministry wac largely among
middle Classes iag.e Euhiuers were a@ea 70 Inc
cnurcn aud . tine building erected ID. Taylo =
wo IL, this CRY has successful. IN 1879
the Broassa az Tabernacle nad o7s ncmbrs; ON 1a;l-
uary j, 1oo!, there w,ic bias. Tue pe~s iast year
rented TO. S}5, $3.50 OF, while the pens were 81,
Az 40. The iastOr rec i'es salary oil SlU,oVO ana
tho congres alton pays the premium Oh liic Insurance
he Gnu en- Is noted for Its llbcray, and especially
abroad The d. tSany Church, In Tenth ave, Is a
prosperous mission sta ted by the church neatly
Many men wcll- nown In business and social circles
listen wyek afe, week to Dr. TAILOR lleaGniiins.
President Caleb d. Kni ais secTctars Lei " Bates
lreasq or Mah oeS, C. D. 5 Borden ohas WaS S IN
Smith, Dr. ". IL Thomson, Austin Abbott, John d.
NASn Dr. spy 5 a Sae. hsny %a
ives Washburn, cleik and irwin r. Fisher, treas uer
Among the various committees Of the church Is The
Adams, Henry W. SacLett and II. stirling kirkland
In lorsOui al pea anee Dr. Taylor Is good ~ e-
ditions He Is OF medium height compact and denseiy
built and IN his eS ssn sT no and S ssa
forehead broad roundns rom tho eyebrows saewSra
His hair thick anil black and HE !. ar .ne.
one Of tho leaders In the American ministry. His
Is lively, emphatic AID WIZ
strong but to go beyond biz control being
modulated In way TO give exeeil'n mt sneSt 10 MI
ute aHoes' ,r LIE sn1 ennouv sewna profonnS
and ready knowledge OF tho Scriptures, and OF tho
A writer hr manlfe.ts high degree of aesthetic
culture. accompanied with originality Of areu,ncnt
I,araiIes OF CDR Saviour" "The limitations OF Lie"
Contrary Winds" The Cos e. Miracles In their Re.
1.Ss to a the re,.r the
"Daniei the Belove'," Moses the Lawsiver," "PsnI
Of John Hno3," "TSc Iost Pound and tho wanscrer
Welcomed" "Jesus at the Wen oh ,dlnstry o. the
tho Night and "shut IN" Hts latest wort; which
VIII probably be published this wee't Is entitled The
Day"
A PRACTICAL SERMON TO BEGIN THE WAR HITH
Dr Taylor returned from Europe last we>s. where he
had speut summer and yeserdar preached TO large
CONGREGATIONS In the morn!sg the text In the Cos
pei according to 81. John IL. a. 1--WE must work the
works OF HIN .aat Ne while 1t Is day: the Night
comers. when work" and the sermon was in
substance follows
In entering upon consideration OF thsse words
csnfts' VITA shrs. thass which :! ono: ca oa, a,sS
They ssns as any one crn to tU e.;
.oms h.vs that an interval Of at least few DAYS
must be having u 70 tls .snIi..
the ssnth chsetsr nesiing BY Jssus
L the
s ~ 81 & p S O.
e~list has skstched the last veiss o the egth
chapter. IN thzt the
rejected the olause AID seing Through tho midst
OF his and 80 passed BY because IL not
cvsssre 10 the best suseripI wa t~r-fsse last -
Of the Temple Immediately after the
~ cd at Him. that he paused to heAl
the blind at the gate
Now 10 lose sight fset 10
the sI.., lesson Q, the nas 1hi. nsosv .na. he
perception well tho Of the works which
Father has 10 d The L'rd Josun 10
expression put out" by anything He
rquip0ise Of nature and thai hsips largely
the OF account for His constant
activity In The service Of humanity His unbok.p ese Of
spirit Of In His life They who
themselves do the
The furry O the Jewish attack had ruff
Of the Masters heart and He
pzssed He saw" the blind Peace OF spirit Is
a perception OF the opportunities Of service which
Tying q oar hand SO long as one Is uas' IN any way
himself
The thing which strikes con win
tho change Of reading which has been adopted
ground the Revised Version that whereas
thus: must tho work OF Him
Me-" they now: we must work the works OF Him
the kfentf1es his discplss
Hmm H. to ultimate that thsy fellow
with Hin entsrpriss which He had comms
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